Departments’ oversight of arm’s length bodies: a comparative study
Published on:There is no collective understanding of what type of oversight is appropriate and cost effective for different types of arm’s length bodies.
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Severance payments and wider benefits for senior BBC managers: supplementary note
Published on:The NAO provides a supplementary note on its examination of 90 more severance payments to senior BBC managers, following requests from the PAC and BBC Trust.
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Severance and wider benefits for senior BBC managers
Published on:Savings the BBC has made from senior manager redundancies exceed the cost of severance payments but it has too often breached its policies on severance payments for senior managers.
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2012-13 review of the data systems for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Published on:Review of a sample of the data systems underpinning the input and impact indicators in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s Business Plan, Common Areas of Spend and wider management information.
This review was carried out on the 2012-15 Business Plan. Revised Business Plans were issued in June 2013. -
Departmental Overview: The performance of the Department for Culture, Media & Sport 2012-13
Published on:This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we have produced covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Department for Culture, Media & Sport 2012-13.
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The Sovereign Grant
Published on:The National Audit Office has today supplied a memorandum to the Public Accounts Committee on the Sovereign Grant and its financial management.
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The BBC’s move to Salford
Published on:The relocation took place on time and without disruption to broadcasts and should be within budget. But it is too early to judge value for money for licence fee payers.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport Accounts 2011-12
Published on:The Comptroller & Auditor General’s audit opinion of the 2011-12 DCMS accounts was qualified due to the accounts not accurately reflecting the value of certain assets held within the Group.
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Upgrading emergency service communications: the Emergency Services Network
Published on:The Emergency Services Network is one of the most technologically advanced systems worldwide and is set to replace the existing emergency services communication system, Airwave. However several risks have been highlighted.
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Financial Management at the BBC
Published on:The BBC demonstrates sound financial management but must align its spending decisions more closely with its strategic priorities.
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The Superfast (Rural) Broadband Programme: update
Published on:An update for the Committee of Public Accounts on the Programme’s progress, including rollout and take-up of superfast broadband under Phase 1 (delivery to 90% of UK premises by December 2016) and comments on initial progress for phase 2.
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Review of the data systems for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Published on:Review of a sample of the data systems underpinning the input and impact indicators in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s Business Plan, Common Areas of Spend and wider management information.
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Royal Air Force Museum White Paper 2012-2013
Published on:Amyas Morse, the Comptroller and Auditor General, has qualified his audit opinion on the 2012-13 Royal Air Force (RAF) Museum accounts in relation to the part of the Museum staff’s pay award for which it did not have ministerial approval.
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Preparations for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Progress report December 2011
Published on:The Olympic Delivery Authority remains on course to deliver its work on the Olympic Park successfully. But almost all of the Public Sector Funding Package is likely to be required, with little scope for unforeseen costs to emerge in the eight months left.
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Written submission to the House of Lords Select Committee on Communications to support its inquiry into the governance and regulation of the BBC
Published on:This letter and attachments were sent to the House of Lords Communications Committee following a request for written evidence on the role of the National Audit Office in relation to the BBC.
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Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the 2010-2011 Grant-in-Aid financial statements and the Lottery financial statements of the Arts Council England
Published on:The Comptroller and Auditor General has qualified his audit opinion on the Arts Council England’s 2010-11 Grant-in-Aid financial statements and the Lottery financial statements.
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The BBC’s management of the costs of producing continuing drama
Published on:The BBC should strengthen its approach to achieving value for money in its soaps by being more systematic in comparing and challenging production costs and processes.
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Departmental Overview: A summary of the NAO’s work on the Department for Culture, Media & Sport 2010-2011
Published on:This Departmental Overview is one of 17 we have produced covering our work on each major government department. It summarises our work on the Department for Culture, Media and Sport during 2010-2011.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Financial management
Published on:The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has improved the maturity of its financial management in a number of areas, but the NAO has not been able to conclude that the Department is achieving value for money.
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The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games: post-Games review
Published on:The NAO has underlined the success of the 2012 Games and stressed the importance of building on that success to deliver legacy benefits.